Sunday, February 26, 2017

As I mentioned in the previous post our Patchwork Group was having a "Mystery Workshop" yesterday.. I had helped our workshop co ordinater Allison to organise it. For weeks we had members quizzing us as to what we were doing , it was fun keeping it a secret...

25 ladies had signed up to join us for the day...After all had a arrived they received their Mystery Bag....

it contained , A Layered Cake, 4 patterns, a Patch magazine ,sweets ,a bottle of water and the lucky No for prizes through the day.... Oh should have taken a photo of all the bags lined up and the contents........

Allison had a chat and we showed then some of the samples we had sewn...

(again I forgot to take photos,....)

the ladies watched a tutorial and then off to cut and sew......

How did we manage before I Pads !!!! Then off to cut

Lots of sewing

I loved Ros's Layered Cake in Blues and Creams.....

Of course we had plenty of food catered by the lovely Sue who just comes into the Hall drops it off and disappears again.......

Morning Tea.. and lunch.

Lots ironing

and more sewing and then it was time to lay out their blocks......... some ladies had to put them on the floor

sew did Donna, who is hiding behind her flimsy..Everyone had a fabulous day and it was sew nice to see all there flimsy's come together and all the different Layered Cakes..... Okay I will close now as Blogger doesn't want to play and I can't space or place photos where I would like... Hugz Maria :(

Saturday, February 18, 2017

In my previous post I showed you the pile of fabrics I was getting ready to use for FNSI with Wendy and friends but I got side tracked.....

As I was digging through my big plastic box of scraps I came across these...

Hmm! what to do with them ??

I know I'll find some wadding and something for a backing and

Taa Dah ! A nice new runner to put next to the kettle and a little coaster to put my Double Decker Tea Caddy on..

Now back to my scraps.....Had fun making these....

Saw them on Lynda's blog post and thought what a great way to use my scraps.. Have more cut to put together tonight ...

Oh and I also managed to make some Blocks for Aussie Hero's in the afternoon...

It's 42 deg cel on our Patio sew it's nice to be inside with the Air Con blasting and I'll pop over HERE to see what others have made.. Thanks Wendy , love my sewing nights with all my virtual friends..

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Does your sewing space get like this when you are getting fabrics sorted to cut for another project ????

I am getting ready to join Wendy for another great sewing night with friends from all over the world for FNSI.... you can still join in HERE . The more the merrier and you could also to the lucky winner of a lovely prize...

Happy Stitching

Hugz Maria :)

P.S.... Yes I did finally get the issue resolved with my sever after the third attempt.....

Look at the lovely cross stitch Judith stitched and put onto a wooden Heart... Will find a nice spot to hang it in "The Cave"... She also included a sweet Heart candle and paper Clip...
Thank you Judith and Cheryll.....another fun swap.....

The other parcel had Lynette Anderson's "Anderson's Farm Blocks".....

I know I couldn't resist Raewyn Loved seeing you work on your "Barge Farm"...

Well it's been another hour and I am still on hold and i'm now very ANNOYED sew I'm going to hung up.... nearly three hours is long enough!!!!

Friday, February 3, 2017

In my previous post I showed how hot its been. After that there was a cyclone brewing up North sew it to rained for a few days sew making it was very sticky and humid , still is, yuk.....
When it rains heavy inland it drains into the river which then causes the river month to flood and our swimming hole looks like this.....

Thankfully South Beach isn't affected and we can still have our swim each morning and the bonus is it's near the cafe and we can also have a coffee afterwards.....

I just can't believe it's the first Friday of Feb already... It only seamed like yesterday it was the beginning of 2017....

I always enjoy sewing along with my virtual friends and it's not too late for you to pop over to Cherlly's over HERE and join in...

Going into my Cave to see what I can work on but first I need to tidy it a little...